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Philippines: Trade deficit widens to $4.93 billion in March

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ trade deficit widened in March as merchandise imports continued to outpace the export of goods, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Preliminary data from the PSA yesterday showed the balance of trade in goods or difference between the value of exports and imports amounted to a deficit of $4.93 […]

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Cambodia: Chinese tourists to Siem Reap short of expectations: insiders

Months on after Beijing lifted Covid-19 travel restrictions and rolled out a pilot international group-tour scheme encompassing Cambodia and 19 other countries, Chinese tourist arrivals to the Kingdom, and especially Siem Reap, have fallen short of the expectations of industry insiders based in the culturally-rich northwestern province. Thiem Thuong, president of the Siem Reap-based Cambodia […]

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Malaysia: Mixed views on next growth path

PETALING JAYA: Economists are weighing up different opinions on the latest industrial production index (IPI) data for March in terms of the country’s next economic growth path for 2023, which is widely expected to moderate from last year’s high of 8.7%. The Statistics Department yesterday released the IPI numbers for March and cumulatively for the […]

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